The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is pleased to announce the competitive award of five indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for advisory and assistance services to one small business: ERC, Incorporated, Huntsville, Alabama, (HQ0147-10-D-0006) and four large businesses: Madison Research Corporation, Huntsville, Ala., (HQ0147-10-D-0007); Computer Sciences Corporation, Huntsville, Ala., (HQ0147-10-D-0008); General Dynamics Information Technologies, Incorporated, Fairfax, VA (HQ0147-10-D-0009); and Sparta, Incorporated, Lake Forest, Calif. (HQ0147-10-D-0010). MDA will award each firm an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Directorate for Engineering and the Directorate for Test, Missile Defense Agency. The contractors will assist the Engineering and Test directorates in providing engineering and test services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. This procurement is managed by the MDA Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) Program Office. This Directorate is responsible for centrally managing the acquisition of advisory and assistance services for the Agency. These contracts are being competitively awarded under the full and open (unrestricted) Request for Proposal HQ0147-09-R-0002. Each contract has a not to exceed ordering ceiling of $1,618,900,000. The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Vandenberg, Calif. and Washington, DC. The performance period is through August 2015. Obligations will be made by task orders using Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds.

AIR FORCE

Honeywell Technology Solutions of Colorado Springs, Colo. was awarded a $219,400,000 contract modification which will provide systems and maintenance engineering, network support integration, on site and off site depot level maintenance and software maintenance of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. At this time no funds have been obligated. SMC SLG/PK, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. is the contracting activity (P04701-02-D-0006, PO0065).

General Engine Services of Cincinnati, Ohio was awarded a $39,980,000 contract which will provide for F108 whole engine remanufacture offload in support of war readiness engines. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. OC-ALC/GKGK, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. is the contracting activity (FA8124-10-C-0004).

Booz Allen Hamilton of Herndon, Va. was awarded a $21,998,726 contract which will provide survivability and combat effectiveness analysis. At this time $248,016 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, delivery order 369).

Badger Technical Services of San Antonio Texas was awarded a $16,000,000 contract which will provide technical support services for the Air Force Uniform Office. At this time, $1,296,000 has been obligated. ASC/WNUK Humans Systems Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8606-10-D-6360 task order 0001).

Ahntech Incorporated of San Diego, Calif. was awarded a $12,716,000 contract modification which will provide personnel, vehicles, equipment, tools, materials, training and supervision to perform operations, maintenance and support for ACC managed primary training ranges. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. ACC AMIC/PKCB, Newport News, Va. is the contracting activity (FA4890-070C-0016-PO0032).

Northrop Grumman Technical Services of Herndon, Va. was awarded a$9,818,968 contract which will provide for AN/ALQ-161A preprocessor flight software engineering support (engineering services). At this time the entire amount has been obligated. WR-ALC/GRWKB Robins Air Force Base is the contracting activity (F09603-03-D-0002-0332).

NAVY

FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., is being awarded a $27,099,732 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of electro-optics sensors (EOS) and required training, provision item order, non-warranty repairs, non-warranty repairs over and above, and data for the Shipboard Protection System (SPS) Program. The EOS is a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Laser Detecting-Ranging-Tracking System, in support of the SPS Program. These EOS systems are used as rugged and ship-mountable systems to provide surface ships with a day and night, high-resolution, infrared and visible band imaging capability, as well as range finding capability, to augment existing optical and radar sensors for the purpose of detecting and identifying asymmetric threats. Work will be performed in Wilsonville, Ore., and is expected to be completed in Aug. 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-JQ88).

Trace Industries, Inc.*, Honolulu, Hawaii (N62478-10-D-2369); Contech Engineering, Inc.*, Honolulu, Hawaii (N62478-10-D-2373); and BAM Contractors, Inc.*, Dallas, Texas (N62478-10-D-2374), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award service contract for demolition projects located primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii area of responsibility. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all three contracts combined is $20,000,000. The work to be performed provides for demolition of facilities and structures. The work includes asbestos removal; removal of lighting ballasts and lamps containing polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury; disconnection of utilities; earthwork; grading; demolition and removal of various buildings, miscellaneous structures, and equipment; site preparation; and all incidental related work. Contech Engineering, Inc. is being awarded task order #0001 at $1,296,636 for demolition of various bachelor enlisted quarters-related facilities at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by Jun. 2011. All work on this contract will be performed in Hawaii. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of Sept. 2015. Contract funds for task order #0001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website,with seven proposals received. These three contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

EnerSys Energy Products, Inc., Warrensburg, Mo., is being awarded a $17,816,784 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the design and construction of submarine valve regulated lead acid class batteries and associated parts and engineering support. This contract is for the procurement of replacement back-up batteries for in-service nuclear submarines. Work will be performed in Warrensburg, Mo., and is expected to be completed by October 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $12,100 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-GS60).

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, McKinney, Texas, is being awarded an $11,308,497 firm-fixed-price contract for the Improved Thermal Sight System (ITSS) spare parts in support of the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) 25-A2 used by the Marine Corps in fulfilling its mission associated with Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and the expected date of completion is Dec. 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $11,308,497 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole source solicitation. The Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, Ga., is the contracting activity (M67004-10-C-0017).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,350,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic order agreement (N00019-10-G-0004) to provide integrated logistics services in support of four low rate initial production E-2D aircraft, to include provisioning technical data for aircraft and engines, as well as support equipment. Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in March 2013. Contract will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Parker Hannifan, Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $5,815,434 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of Air Refueling Store A/A42R-1 (P/N 31-301-48310-5) Avionics System Upgrade performance-based contract that will be used on the E/F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. This includes an avionics upgrade kit and avionics mod kit for the A/A42-1 buddy store. Work will be performed in Irvine, Calif., and is expected to be completed in September 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via electronic request for proposal, with two offers received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-10-C-0074).

The Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Milford, Mass., is being awarded $5,617,927 for firm-fixed-price task order #0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-08-D-2112) for renovation of the Electrical Distribution System Building 20 at the Navy Foundry and Propeller Center, Philadelphia. The work to be performed provides for major electrical renovations and associated work to include but not limited to replacement of switches, controls, circuits, and transformers and providing new generator, switch, door and ventilation systems. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Defense Contract Services, Inc., Leander, Texas* is being awarded a maximum $10,114,156 firm fixed price, total set aside contract for fuel management services. Other location of performance is Florida. Using service is Air Force. There were fourteen responses to the original proposal solicited. The date of performance completion is September 30, 2013. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-10-C-5045).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded a $ 5,513,411 cost plus fixed-fee (CPFF) contract modification to contract (HR0011-09-C-0114). This work is for the Spin-Torque Transfer Random Access Memory (STT-RAM) program. Work will be performed in Los Angeles, Calif., (86 precent); Irvine, Calif., (06 precent); Minneapolis, Minn., (07 precent). The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 30, 2012. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.

Work will be performed in Kuwait (90 percent) and Texarkana, Texas (10 percent), and work is expected to be completed by the end of December 2011. Contract funds willnot expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The RG33 is a family of mine-protected vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems. The RG33 4×4 and 6×6 are in production in the United States for the US Marine Corps mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle programme. BAE Systems manufactures three of the US Marine Corps' five variants of MRAP vehicles: the Caiman, the RG31 and the RG33.The RG33 is manufactured in several configurations including the category I 4×4, category II 6×6, the heavy armored ground ambulance (HAGA) and the special operations command (SOCOM) vehicle. The RG33 series is in the medium weight class, providing survivability, advanced mobility, mission flexibility, rapid availability and vehicle commonality.

The RG-33 may be equipped with modular add on armor kits, TRAPP transparent armor that provides excellent visibility and situational awareness, and run-flat tires. The levels of protection of the RG33 vehicle depends on the armor package but the basic model offers small and medium caliber firearms and mine blast protection. BAE Systems has designed the RG33 platform to serve as Infantry Carrier, Ambulance, Command and Control, Convoy Escort, Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle, etc. To date, the RG-33 vehicle family includes the RG-33 6x6 or RG-33L, the RG-33 4x4, Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) 6x6, and Mine Resistant Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (MRRMV) 6x6 variants.

The RG-33 is a 4x4 utility MRAP Category I vehicle ordered by the US Army and the US Marine Corps (USMC) for its ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. These vehicles are also deployed as Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and Sustainment Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) vehicles. As of December 2008, the US Armed Forces had ordered more than 500 RG-33 4x4s. Despite their outstanding protection demonstrated in Iraq, these vehicles result too heavy and lack off-road mobility to operate in harsh environments and rough terrains in Afghanistan.

(NSI News Source Info) - August 30, 2010: US President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday mandating new financial sanctions on North Korea, senior administration officials say.The sanctions will hit three North Korea state-owned entities and one individual, targeting the trade in arms, luxury goods and narcotics.The new sanctions come after the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, in which 46 sailors died.North Korea has denied responsibility for the sinking.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced last month that US sanctions against North Korea would be expanded.The US has tried to drive international efforts to stop North Korea's efforts to build nuclear weapons.

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON, USA- August 30, 2010: A United States State Department official condemned Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's comments about PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas."We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef," American State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said. He continued that they are "not only deeply offensive, but incitement such as this hurts the cause of peace. As we move forward to relaunch peace negotiations, it is important that actions by people on all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it," said Crowley.

Rabbi Yosef, a former chief rabbi of Israel, gave a sermon that said in part, “our enemies and haters may come to an end, Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas] and all these villains – may the Holy One, Blessed Be He, afflict them with the plague... these evil enemies of Israel.” The 89 year old rabbi is currently the President of the Shas Council of Torah Sages. The influential leader has made several controversial statements in the past.

The 89-year-old is a respected religious scholar but is also known for vitriolic comments about Arabs, secular Jews, liberals, women and gays, among others.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday distanced himself from Yosef's remarks, but stopped short of a condemnation."Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's remarks do not reflect Netanyahu's views, nor do they reflect the stance of the Israeli government," Netanyahu's office said in a statement."Israel plans to take part in peace negotiations out of a desire to advance toward a peace agreement with the Palestinians that will end the conflict and ensure peace, security and good neighborly relations between the two peoples," the statement continued.Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat slammed Yosef's remarks, saying they were paramount to incitement to genocide.Erekat called on the Israeli government to denounce the remarks by Israel's former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and to take action against racist remarks by other elected officials.

(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - August 30, 2010: Chinese Naval Fleetwill hold live-ammunition naval exercise in the Yellow Sea in the beginning of September, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday in a statement.The drill will be staged this week from September 1 to September 4 in the sea between China and the Korean peninsula and will come ahead of a parallel U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercise."The oncoming scheduled rehearsal will be held in accordance with the annual plan in a region, where exercises of the People's Liberation Army [of China] are traditional," the statement said.The exercise is aimed at training naval artillery's skills, the ministry's statement said.The Chinese military exercise will be held off the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao, Beijing said. This way, the drill will be well away from the U.S.-South Korean naval exercise, which will be staged off the west coast of the Korean peninsula.